Responding to mounting criticism of the Justice Department’s decision to spy on journalists, President Obama ordered a review of the procedures of investigating reporters, The New York Times reports.
Among the concerns, Obama said, is the potential for the probes to discourage investigative reporting.
“Journalists should not be at legal risk for doing their jobs,” Obama said in a wide-ranging address on counterterrorism policy Thursday. “Our focus must be on those who break the law.”
Obama asked Attorney General Eric Holder to review the issue and return with results by July 12.
